running backs & dreadlocks

[spaceman]

what the deal?

 

[Printer Bandit]

can players pull on them?

 

[spaceman]

ionno
maybe is like a frat thing?

 

[Gibsons]

Pancakes and bacon. Everyone knows this.

 

[spidey07]

Running backs don't normally have long hair, they are part of the body and yes you can tackle them by grabbing their hair.

Defensive backs are the guys with long hair as they are not normally tackled.

 

[Patranus]

can players pull on them?

Yes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4SCyxAywms

Personally I think it makes them run faster like striper on cars make them drive faster.

 

[BoomerD]

I think the NFL should go back to the old days when all players were required to have short hair...

 

[Quiksilver]

Yes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4SCyxAywms

Personally I think it makes them run faster like striper on cars make them drive faster.

Depends...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNxfpaQ0j8A

 

[manimal]

soon they will wear tons of activator in the dreads so when people grab it they slide right off....

 

[BoomerD]

soon they will wear tons of activator in the dreads so when people grab it they slide right off....

Soul Glo baby...

 

[tboo]

They think they are the Predator.

 

[slayer202]

They think they are the Predator.

haha

 

[rcpratt]

can players pull on them?

Perfectly legal. Unless your name is Ndamukong.

edit: Darn, someone beat me.

 

[MarkXIX]

Perfectly legal. Unless your name is Ndamukong.

edit: Darn, someone beat me.

Yep, NFL ruled years ago that they would be considered "part of the uniform" or something like that.

 

[Crono]

It's either dreads or having short/no hair if you want to avoid the dreaded "helmet hair"

 

[spaceman]

It's either dreads or having short/no hair if you want to avoid the dreaded "helmet hair"

i saw him IRL
he was so tan he was orange
lol

 

[KMFJD]

Officially you can grab the hair and drag them down, although Ndamukung Suh did this and was given a horse collar tackle this year for doing it to Marion Barber.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNxfpaQ0j8A

 

[geno]

can players pull on them?

Yes. It's part of the uniform at that point.

 

[fustercluck]

I can't imagine a giant pile of sweat filled dreads would be too comfortable. Very popular though...more so with safties/dbs than running backs as mentioned earlier. Hasn't caught on with Caucasian players yet

 

[spidey07]

I can't imagine a giant pile of sweat filled dreads would be too comfortable. Very popular though...more so with safties/dbs than running backs as mentioned earlier. Hasn't caught on with Caucasian players yet

Caucasians rock the epic, totally uncut, beard.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I always thought they did it because it was one of the few hairstyles that you can see even when they're wearing a helmet. Sort of a way to stand out even if a lot of players wear them.

 

[MotionMan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVO93amUv7Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrAZuq7YRH0

MotionMan